Philippine Revolution

The Philippine Revolution (1896–1898, also called the Tagalog War) was an insurgency fought by Filipino rebels against the Spanish Empire, which began in 1896 and was aided by the Spanish-American War in 1898, ultimately ending the Kingdom of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines. The war began in August 1896 when the Spanish discovered a revolutionary organization called the Katipunan, which wanted to end Spain's 333-year long domination of the region. It attempted a march on the capital Manila but was defeated, and the loss of their leader Andres Bonifacio caused a power struggle while the revolution was confined to the provinces. A pact was signed in 1897 but hostilities never fully ceased. In May 1898, when the United States declared war on Spain, Emilio Aguinaldo led the Philippines revolutionary government in resuming the war against the Spaniards after George Dewey's victory over the Spanish Navy at the Battle of Manila Bay. However, the United States did not recognize Filipino independence despite Spain being forced to relinquish its claim over the archipelago at the Treaty of Paris, starting the Filipino-American War.